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One of the things that I liked about Chipotles burritos was the cilantro and lime rice. I often enjoy trying to replicate recipes that I remember having had somewhere else and I knew that I would have to try making the cilantro and lime rice. Of course the first way to make it that popped into my mind was the simplest way, just mix in some chopped cilantro, lime juice and lime zest after the rice is finished cooking. This way has the advantage of being quick and easy and you can use a rice cooker to make it even easier. But I thought, why not take the opportunity to make it better. I like the flavour that toasting the rice in oil before cooking adds and since I was going to be using some oil anyways, why not add some onions and garlic to fill out the rice a bit more. I like to use brown rice whenever possible and I thought this was the perfect time to do so. The cilantro and lime rice turned out really well. It was light and fluffy and the lime juice and zest added a nice freshness to the rice. Cilantro is one of the flavours that I associate with Mexican cuisine so it was right at home in the rice as well. I used the cilantro and lime rice in the burritos that I recently made, though it would also make for a great side dish.

Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
3. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
4. Add the rice and toast in the oil for a few minutes.
5. Add the water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered until tender, about 20 minutes for white rice or 40-50 minutes for brown.
6. Remove from the heat and mix in the cilantro, lime juice and zest.

I can't say I'm a huge fan of cilantro, but neither can I say I dislike it. (Though I do love corriander, which is made from seeds of the cilantro plant). I'm pretty sure I could go for this rice, the lime, garlic, and onion swung it for me.

now this is already the second recipe with brown rice I have found on the blogsphere and would so want to try to make my family convince that brown rice can taste good. High time to start doing it. Sounds wonderful with the flavour of lime and with beans and, of all, cilantro in the burrito, yummy!

Lime Lime Lime! I LOVE lime and Cilantro.I am making an Asian Noodle salad with lime and cilantro today. I have planned a Chilli-Lime Steak Salad with a cilantro lime dressing for this week. I think I may have to work this in too! I wonder if lime trees are hard to grow?

Normally, I only fantasize about making your recipes (because I am such a dreadful cook) but this is one even I can make! Thanks for the inspiration, I love how you always make things a little "better." I eat a lot of brown rice, but never thought of cooking it in oil first.

This sounds good. It reminds me of a dish I made recently ..Baked Striped Bass with Coconut Chutney. It was served over brown basmati rice. The chutney had similar ingredients, plus grated coconut. Yum!

I just came across your blog and made this rice dish... sort of. I used organic brown jasmine rice and since I didn't have cilantro, I used these great frozen cubes of chopped basil (equiv of 2 tsp). You would think the frozen basil would be terrible, but it adds so much amazing and fresh flavor with zero stress! Anyway, the dish was delicious! Thanks!

Hey Kevin. I googled cilantro and lime rice and found your site. Yeah for me! I am going to make your rice recipe tonight with pulled pork tacos. It will be a great meal with the addition of your rice. Thanks! I look forward to following your site!

I can not wait to try this! Rice is one of the most simple, satisfying and inexpensive "meal fillers" around. Also, it's a great use for all of the left over cilantro that I have from other recipes. I like to make sure nothing goes to waste!

Terrific recipe! Tried it last night as a compliment to chopped avocado and black bean salad from Vegatarian Times.It was great with the salad, and I tossed all the leftovers together and had it cold for lunch today. Yummy!

Hi, I was looking for cilantro and rice recipe to make today for Cinco De Mayo. Stumbled onto your website and recipe. Your recipe sounds easy enough and so I will cook it tonite.Also, NICE website! Very colorful and informative.

I tried this recipe on cooked red rice. I just sauteed the onions and garlic, added the cooked rice but added a little chicken stock and then used lemon (since I didn't have lime. PERFECT! Thanks for posting this. :)

Absolutely fabulous blog. You could use a sauce to make lime rice. Into two tsp of hot veg oil add 1/2 tsp each of mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal,pinch of turmeric and asafoetida when they splutter and allow to cool. into this add some lime juice,salt ,green chillies,slivers of ginger,fresh cilantro, curry leaves, and pour over a cup of cooked rice and mix. Fresh and zingy.

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